A THAI man who was working from home after contracting Covid-19 was found dead today (Nov. 24) after his colleagues came to check on him as he had missed meetings for two days in a row, Matichon newspaper said. The unidentified 38-year-old man caught the infection on Sunday after coming into contact with five
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3 dead, 2 injured in Phuket motorbike crash
A THAI man and two foreigners died and other foreigners got injured after a Russian man zooming down a Phuket road on a big bike hit another motorcycle ridden by three other foreigners then slammed into a parked taxi, Matichon newspaper said today (Nov. 4). At 3.30 a.m. this morning Pol. Lt. Col. Prasit
Read moreEx-cop kills 32 in shooting at child care centre
A FORMER policeman drove up to a child care centre in Nong Bua Lamphu province in a pickup truck this afternoon (Oct. 6) and opened fire at both adults and children there killing 32, Sanook.com said. National police chief Pol. Gen. Damrongsak Kittiprapas quickly flew to the upper northeastern province to oversee the hunt for
Read moreQueen Elizabeth II dies aged 96
By Reuters and published by CNA Balmoral, Scotland – Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, the nation’s figurehead and a towering presence on the world stage for seven decades, died peacefully at her home in Scotland on Thursday (Sept. 8) aged 96. “The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a
Read moreDrug trafficker killed in shootout with police
A DRUG TRAFFICKER identified as a major distributor in several districts of Ratchaburi and Kanchanaburi provinces was shot dead by narcotics police in a shootout as he was trying to flee his home in a pickup truck with police chasing him in their sedan yesterday afternoon, Matichon newspaper said this morning (August 18). The
Read moreRemains of Canadian man found at Pattaya grass field
PATTAYA police are investigating the mysterious death of a Canadian man whose remains were found in a grass field in the middle of this seaside city today (July 15), TV Channel 7 said. Upon being alerted by a hotel housekeeper that she had stumbled upon a dead body in the grass field behind Leelawadee
Read moreProfessor dies while testing plastic-to-oil incinerator
A KHON KAEN University professor died last evening in Sakon Nakhon province after an incinerator he created to turn plastic waste to oil exploded with one other person being injured in this accident, Naewna newspaper said today (June 4). At 6.10 p.m. Pol. Col. Puttinan Amphan, superintendent of the Mueang Sakon Nakhon police station,
Read moreBullet mix-up leads to student killing instructor at shooting range
AN INSTRUCTOR was shot dead by his student and at a shooting range in Pathum Thani province after she mistook a live bullet lying on the ground for a dummy and loaded it into her firearm then later upon firing at a target hit him, Sanook.com said this afternoon (May 13). Pol. Lt. Col. Somboon
Read moreSpeeding cop who killed doctor dismissed after being sentenced
THE POLICEMAN who last January hit a woman doctor at a Phaya Thai road pedestrian crossing while zooming through on a big bike leading to her death was dismissed from service after the the court sentenced him to one year and 15 days imprisonment without parole and fined him 4,000 baht, Thansettakij newspaper said this
Read moreBritish man kills self after quarrels with wife over pension
A BRITISH man stressed out at not receiving his pension with this leading to incessant quarrels with his Thai wife hanged himself in Udon Thani province, Naewna newspaper said today (Jan. 31). At 11 a.m. today Pol. Lt. Col. Plewthong Sareenan, duty officer for criminal cases at Mueang Udon Thani police station, was notified
Read moreForeigner dies at Chon Buri massage parlour
CHON BURI police are investigating the mysterious death of a 70-year-old foreign man at a Bang Lamung district health massage parlour today (Jan. 28) but there were no traces of violence, TV Channel 7 said. At 4 p.m. today Pol. Lt. Col. Teetat Trunjan, an investigator at Nong Prue police station, was informed of
Read moreSpeeding cop who killed doctor faces seven charges
THE policeman who hit a woman doctor at a Phaya Thai road pedestrian crossing while zooming through on a big bike on Jan. 21 leading to her death faces seven serious charges, police said today (Jan. 24). The charges filed against Pol. L/Col Norawit Buadok are as follows: – Driving recklessly leading to the
Read moreDad heartbroken after speeding cop hit and killed female doctor
THE father of a female doctor who died after being hit by a policeman speeding down a Bangkok road on a big bike is heartbroken at her death as he himself just retired from the medical profession and had big hopes of her following his footsteps in the field, Sanook.com said this afternoon (Jan.
Read moreFormer Saudi goldsmith drowns, big diamond ring missing
RELATIVES of a man who drowned at a pontoon pier beneath a bridge over Khlong Dao Khanong canal, Charoen Nakhon Road, are suspicious about his death as he worked as a goldsmith in Saudi Arabia for decades and always wore a large diamond ring which is now missing, Sanook.com said today (Dec. 4) Pol.
Read moreNo CCTVs near Phuket waterfall where Swiss woman was found dead
NATIONAL Police Chief Pol. Gen. Suwat Jangyodsuk said today (August 6) before flying to Phuket with a team of senior police officers to investigate the death of a Swiss woman tourist believed to have been raped and murdered that there are no surveillance cameras anywhere near the waterfall where her body was found, Voice TV
Read morePM orders all agencies to help out as another homeless man is found dead
PRIOR to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha announcing this morning (July 22) that all government agencies have to help take coronavirus patients to a hospital for treatment and they must not be seen wandering on the streets, a homeless man was found dead in Sukhumvit Soi 20, Sanook.com and Thai Rath newspaper said. At 7
Read moreDaily Covid count soars to 13,002 cases as 3 roadside bodies collected late
THE coronavirus tally in the last 24 hours to this morning (July 21) climbed to a new high of 13,002 cases and 108 deaths amid sorrow in Thai social media over the dead bodies of three men being left along Bangkok’s roads for hours before there were collected, Sanook.com said. The Public Health Ministry said
Read moreRescuer in tears as one of two kittens dies
THE administrator of a cat-lovers Tik Tok page who rescued two kittens badly injured after being mauled by a bigger animal sadly informed netizens who have been keenly following their progress with many of them also giving donations that one of them died early this morning (June 5), Sanook.com said. Both the kittens, rescued separately
Read moreSuspect in toddler murder case freed on bail
IN a case that has rivetted the country, the suspect in the murder of a toddler who disappeared in Mukdahan province on May 11 last year with her naked body found three days later at a nearby forest, was freed on bail at 5 p.m. today (June 4), Thai Rath newspaper said. Mukdahan Provincial
Read moreElderly Brition dies of coronavirus in Hua Hin
AMONG the three Covid-19 fatalities reported in Prachuap Khiri Khan province today (April 30) is a 92-year-old Briton who died the same day he was admitted to hospital, TV Channel 7 said. Dr. Suriya Kuharat, the provincial health doctor, said there were 11 new coronavirus cases in his province today, adding up to 1,075 people
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